Hof van Cleve

Don't let the farmhouse fool you — inside is one of Belgium's most carefully considered dining rooms, right down to the custom cutlery and the clipped topiary. Chef Peter Goossens ran it from 1987 until handing the keys to Chef Floris Van der Veken in 2022, and the same obsession carries on: Belgian produce, global technique, and as much care lavished on a humble leek as on a noble turbot. Leave room, because the dessert trolley and the cheese board are legends in their own right. Two Michelin stars and a longtime fixture on the World's 50 Best. Worth the drive into the Flemish countryside.